The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-20
ON THE WING.

There is said to be an eleven-month old
baby at Marshall, Miss, that whistles.
An eclipse of the sun takes place Aug.
Is. The spectacle Will be visible from Ber-
lin to Japan only.
Josiah Roberts, of Peterboro, Canada, is
proud Of his hen, who celebrated Domin-
ion day by laying an egg 61S inches long
and 81 inches around.
About TWO hundred carloads of water
melons have been shipped from Brooks
County, Ga, this season. The profit on
each car will average 500.
A white crystal, nearly ten inches in
diameter, spherical in form and said to be
without flaw, has lately been offered to
the principal foreign curio firm of Yoko-
hama for $4,000. The Mikado has one of
the two finest ones known.
The Philadelphia Inquirer judiciously
observes that if the people of America
would find half as much fault with their
with their base ball clubs the country
would be much better governed.
One of the best-dressed young men in
Louisville recently was an assistant book
keeper in bank, who astonished society
with his attire. When he suddenly depart
ed to visit friend in Texas it was found
that be owed between 81 900 and IS, 900 for
bis clothes one shoemaker claiming an
amennt of $3.50.
Rev. DR.. s. II. Virgin, in a Fourth OF
July address at West Chelmsford, n. Y.
said that recently in Washington he ex-
amined with microscopic scrutiny the orig.
inal draft of the Declaration of lndepend-
enee, and not trace could be found of the
signatures of the men who put forth that
immortal instrument.
It is stated in Newburgh, N. Y, that in
a sbjpyaId at that place there is being
constructed the first vessel to be propelled
by electricity ever built in the United
wide, and 5 feet deep. 1t is to be run by
stored electricity. It's building for New
ark IN. J.) electric company, and will be
run between that city and New York.
In Texas the dear girls seem to be very
fond of dressing themselves up in male at
tire and seeing the sights" A young
girl at Dallas was sent home by the police
while masquerading in male attire. A
Waco girl was photographed in her broth
er's spring suit for fun. and the picture ha!
raised pretty sensation. Marian Biggs, 8
Csss county farm boy, has turned out to
be farm girl. She wore trousers for 9
year before discovery.
A correspondent of the New York Times
writes: Pulled bread-there is an edible
that ought to be on every American table
1t is designed TO be eaten with cheese, and
it is delicious. Take loaf of freshly made
bread, and while il is still warm pull the
inside out Of it in pieces the size of your
hand or smaller. Put these in the oven
and bake them a delicate brown. When
cool they are crisp and as full of flavor as
a nut. Eat pulled bread once with your
cheese and you will want it often.
The new pistol law in Texas. which went
into effect on July 4. Furnishes by foe and
imprisonment all persons who carry or
or about their persons, saddles, or In their
saddle-bags q pistol, dirk, or other deadly
weapon. And to a drummer who asked
II be could not carry pistol in hi
travelling bag the Galveston News replies no
unless he has his travelling bag checked, as
il is the evident purpose OF the law to pre-
vent people from having pistols within easy
reach.
A Yorkshire clergyman once performed
the marriage ceremony for his footmar
and cook. The footman would persist
throughout the ceremony in putting hi:
finger to his forehead every time his mas
ter addressed him, in accordance with cas-
tom. The reverend gentleman remons
trated in an undertone, Don't touch youl
forehead, John, bat say the words aftel
me- Then aloud, "Wilt thou take thil
womanl" etc. John, bearing In mind the
wears hint, replied: "After you, SIR,
and the assembled friends burst int
laughter.
A singular sight was witnessed by Viii
liam seddens, near Whiteville, Tenn,